# NTSB Accident SEA97LA176
> **Garner RAF 2000 GTX-SE** · 1997-07-22 · BANDON, OR, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA97LA176
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08518
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-22
- **Location:** BANDON, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.049339, -124.360305
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Garner
- **Model:** RAF 2000 GTX-SE
- **Registration:** N6281Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient rotor RPM.  A factor was the pilot's limited flight experience in gyroplanes.

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